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European leaders criticized Donald Trump for pushing Ukraine toward territorial concessions to Russia.

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from Quora     answered by  Brent Cooper   11h European leaders criticized Donald Trump for pushing Ukraine toward territorial concessions to Russia. Why is the German Chancellor Merz now suggesting the concessions might be unavoidable, even though Ukraine isn’t clearly losing on the battlefield? I was going to post a separate article on this but I will do it here. Speaking to students in Marsberg, North Rhine–Westphalia, Merz said that in a future ceasefire or peace treaty with Russia, “part of Ukraine’s territory will no longer be Ukrainian.” He emphasized that such a step would require democratic legitimacy in Ukraine, likely through a referendum. Crucially, Merz framed this as a political trade-off: - If President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were to seek public support for territorial concessions, - he would need to offer Ukrainians something concrete in return: a credible, irreversible path to Europe (EU integration). Merz also cooled expectations about fast-track ...
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[An add for white hair?] Trump hosts Charles, the king of Britain and, perhaps, his cousin.

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The New York Times , April 28: Image President Trump, left, is hosting King Charles III in Washington this week. It emerged on Tuesday that the two men might be distantly related through a 16th-century Scottish nobleman. Credit...
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[The U.S.-British relationship re Russia/Ukraine]

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" Further straining the U.S.-British relationship has been the issue of  support for Ukraine  in its war against Russia. The king has  met with and hosted  the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, several times, underscoring Britain’s full support for a government in Kyiv that has increasingly been sidelined by the Trump administration." -- From:  " Live Updates: King Charles Saluted as Guest of Honor at the White House," The New York Times As part of their White House visit, Queen Camilla and King Charles III exchanged gifts with Melania Trump, the first lady, and President Trump, The New York Times , Aug 28; hear also  re Ukraine Credit...
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Win -- As we two Browns are foreign service brats /friends who have learned that "nobody's perfect," I can't help but share the below I accidentally found on the internet re the "SPS experience" and its consequences (achievements?) ... Best to you & yours john

https://jb42frabel.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-kind-review-just-discovered-about.html
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A kind review (just discovered) about a former American dip ...

Allow me to ask: Who wrote the below? A gentle AI? Search ⌘K Suggest Edit Sign in Fact-checked by Grok 2 months ago John H. Brown (scholar) John H. Brown is an American scholar of public diplomacy and Russian history who served as a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1981 until his resignation in 2003. [1] [2]  Holding a Ph.D. in Russian history from Princeton University (1977), Brown worked in press and cultural affairs postings across London, Prague, Kraków, Kyiv, Belgrade, and Moscow, rising to senior rank by 1997. [1] [2]  His tenure ended abruptly on March 10, 2003, when he became the second U.S. diplomat to resign in protest against the Bush administration's Iraq War plans, arguing in his letter that the conflict lacked clear justification, ignored potential civilian deaths and economic costs, and undermined U.S. global standing by dismissing international opinion and public diplomacy principles. [2]  Post-resignation, Brown transitioned to academia,...
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